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Sources close to the French President Nicolas Sarkozy have told the BBC that he has withdrawn his backing for the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to become the first president of the European Union. From Brussels our Europe editor Mark Mardell.
    For those who want the European Union to be represented on the world stage by a bigger international figure, a Mr. or Mrs. Europe who could excite the media would be able to pick up the phone to the president of the United States. The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is an obvious choice. His biggest backer has been his friend President Sarkozy of France. Until now, senior sources close to the French President say that he’s dropping the idea with regrets. It appears after a meeting with Germany’s Angela Merkel he has decided the opposition to Mr. Blair is too strong because he backed the Iraq War and because Britain is not in the Eurozone, nor the passport-free area, and has other opt outs.